Duster & Dagger – Knotty Plugs

Vendor: Weredog

This review was heavily requested in multiple ways. It has been over four years that I have reviewed a toy from Weredog and the company has come a long way ever since. Being based in the UK, they are a little bit more approachable than the big US makers for Europeans – at least in pre-Brexit times. So there is great interest in their toys. More generally, a lot of stretch fans are looking for the pop of knots without having to train the second sphincter. While only Dagger is marketed specifically as a plug by Weredog, in my opinion both fall into this category. So, before next Friday the prices will fall for Black Friday, let’s see how these two knotty fellows perform.

Construction

Weredog’s Duster & Dagger both in XL with their Silicone Cane for Size Comparison

For the fear of sounding like a broken record – there are always new people finding this website, so welcome! – all Weredog toys are being made out of platinum silicone. It is the best material for anal toys for three reasons:

1. Safety: Platinum silicone is 100% body safe. Unlike other materials like rubber of vinyl, it does not emit plasticizers. Its surface is super smooth making it difficult for bacteria to linger.
2. Handling: Cleaning and sanitizing is easy. Once a toy has been used, throw it into hot or warm soap water, let is soak for a bit, rub with a soft brush or cloth, rinse and spray a sanitizer on it. This makes silicone toy perfect group situation when you want to pass toys from one player to another. The smooth surface also makes taking the toy easier because there is less friction. One drawback has the material: Silicone toys should not be used with silicone lube! The silicone oil inside the lube will first make the surface sticky and then over time disintegrates the toy. So stick to water- or oil-based lubes if you want long term gliding.
3. Manufacturing: To clear up a myth, high quality silicone toys are not easy to make. On a large scale, especially complex shaped and colored toys are way more difficult to mass manufacture than vinyl or rubber toys. But, silicone is the material which can recreate the finest details and takes on color the easiest. Because of this, it is the best material to turn horny fantasies into realities. Finally, silicone offers the greatest range of possible firmnesses. Currently, the trend for anal toys leans towards soft toys which Weredog follows. Their extra-soft is Shore 00-20 which is really squishy but be careful with creases. Soft equals Shore 00-30, a bit softer than the popular Topped Toys toy and still squishy / flexible. Their medium makes a big jump to Shore 00-50 which is firmer than Bad Dragon’s medium firmness which would convert to Shore 00-45. Finding the right firmness can be a bit tricky, especially when you are new to buying toys. For these toys, the choice is simple: Dagger is only cast in extra-soft and for ergonomic reasons I would recommend the same for Duster if you are not depth-savvy. One drawback of soft silicone is, that is attracts dust very easily – as you can see in my pictures. Washed the toys an hour before taking these pics and well… you see the result.

Duster’s Massive Dull Knot

Both toys come in sizes from Small to XXL. While Dagger starts out at an almost sensible 12.9cm knot circumference – especially considering the material softness, Duster means business at 16.51cm circumference. Dagger taps out at an already big 32.5cm cirmcumference at 26.9cm usable length, Duster reaches an enourmous 37,5cm circ at the same length but 22.6cm head circumference. And here lies the potential ergonomic issue I was referring to when talking about the softness. While Dagger and to some extend Duster are designed to focus the stretch only on the anus, their length of course scales with the diameter. In super-soft this issue is somewhat mitigated by bending and filling the rectum instead of going deeper. But you have to be aware that you at least need capacity training for your rectum if you want to take these big boys. If you buy Duster in soft or even medium, he will bust you second hole open!

Playing with Duster & Dagger

While we are on the topic, let’s start with Duster. His gland is clearly inspired by canine penises but taken to the extremes. The sometimes protruding urethras has been drawn out to a dull cone sitting on top of a plateau split in there sections. The “shaft” has two section. First it is textured with on top and on the sides with wide slightly bulging strains. On the bottoms runs a shallow smooth strain which could be called a ventral groove. The second, shorter part is a straight resting point before the  main event: The knot.

Duster’s Dull Glans and Pre-Knot Shaft

Three massive bulges covering almost the entire shaft except a small ventral groove at the bottom massively extend the diameter! Their tops are flat for maximum knotting experience. With a shaft to knot ratio from over 1:2, Duster has one of the largest diameter increase I have ever felt. The bulges are almost circular so the knotting is intense. Once the apex has been reached, the knot gets sucked into the rectum – if there is enough space next to the shaft. The knot is very slightly textured with shallow veins. But to be frank, they are an optic feature but unnoticeable which is good. Added friction would make this toys almost impossible to take.

Small anatomic technicality: On Weredogs website Duster is marketed as a anthro dog so I guess some design liberties are ok. But from my limited animal knowledge, Duster is more of a fox with three knot bulges. If you like maximum stretch or look for a yiffy experience, go for Dagger. If you look for a really dogging, buy one of the many toys which only has two knot spheres.

Below the knot is a short shaft for resting your strained hole. The base is round, a bit larger than then maximum diameter of the knot and slightly textured with fur texture. A nice detail is a gold colored piercing ring molded into the base. Sadly, Weredog does not suction cups for their toys.

The Golden Piercing in Duster’s Round Base

This makes Duster a bit hard to judge. On the one hand, it is a great toy for experienced players who look for the extreme. The urethra is only for aiming and anchoring the toy, not for opening up the anus. This body part needs to be pre-stretched to open up for the literally flat glans, especially when you buy the toy in a extra-soft. Otherwise instead of forcing the anus open, the toy will be pressed flat. Being loose and open is also the motto for the knot. The pre-knot on the upper shaft part does little for preparing and opening up. Duster’s knot is one of the most extreme I know. The spheres bulge so far outwards, their their apex way outside the shaft. So your anus is fighting an up-curvature battle when opening up. Once the squishy knot pops through the sphincter you are FULL! The addition of the humongous knot to the already mass-rich shaft creates an almost unique volume. Deknotting is an equally intense sensation. The fullness and intense stretch triggers the pushing out reflex intensely so it happens more quickly and maybe a bit more uncontrolled as some might want to. Once the knot (and most likely the shaft) is expelled, there is a sudden and intense feeling of emptiness which is a harsh contrast to the way you felt a few minutes before. Some bottoms are overwhelmed by this, some NEED to be filled again.

Dagger’s Softer Glans

But unleashing the potential without a suction cup is a bit difficult. Especially when playing with the large amount of lubes such a big toy demands, the base easily slides away. This is really an issue when you try to take the knot and adjust your posture to find the position of least resistance. When deknotting, it happened more than once that the bottom unintentionally shot the toy through the playroom. For partner play to base offers too little points where to hold it securely, especially with lubey hands. Twisting it to find that sweet spot of entrance and pressure is almost impossible. Especially the larger Dusters would really benefit from a vac-u-lock hole or at least a suction cup.

Dagger is a different story and truly a plug with all the features – just with a K9 twist. The top is again inspired by a dog’s glans with a pointy tip and dullish plateau. All the lines are flowing and rounded, far from Duster’s almost brutal design. The glans rim is a slight bulge running around the top. Considering the softness of the material, you really have to focus to notice it.

The Knot and Ventral Groove of Dagger

The slightly bulging shaft is smooth except a shallow and rounded ventral groove. After about half the insertable length the knot bulges out of the shaft. It is formed by two slightly elongated half spheres smoothly flowing out of the shaft. While Duster wants to create maximal resistance between the knot and the sphincter, Dagger somewhat tries to seduce the sphincter to open up. But it cannot hide that it is a sudden and steep increase in diameter so you will definitively notice it compared to a smooth plug. The way of least resistance is to push the knot in perpendicular to the ass. For maximum deknotting experience, twist it inside the bottom’s ass and pull it out. Like on every butt plug the is a long neck which smoothly flows into the base. The base is short and wide, yet it fits perfectly between the ass cheeks.

Like Duster, the length scaling with width will inevitably make Dagger a bit of a depth toy when knotting the larger versions. The shaft bends easily so if you have a bit of rectum volume experience that should not be an issue. You also do not feel as full as with Duster’s big volume. Surprisingly, my testees found Dagger quite comfortable to wear over extended periods of time. Due to the ergonomics you will not manage almost days like with classical stretching plugs but longer than with other space filling toys like the SP Acorn.

The Relatively Thin and Small Base of Dagger

For high intensity play, the base is not ideal. Compared to other plugs, it is thin and due to being super-soft extremely floppy, making it hard to grab, pull out and even push because it is hard to exert force precisely, especially with lubey hands. (Vigorous) knot fucking is almost impossible because it is so hard to grab the base. I would had wished for upwards bent fins at the end (like on an SP Egg, Organotoy Sit-Plug or Friendy Toys Snuckle) and most of all, the option for a split-firmness. Just getting the base in Shore 00-50 would drastically improve ergonomics.

Where to buy?

While Weredog has some retailers in the UK, the best way to order a customizable toy is through the manufacturer’s website. Especially with Duster, be sure you get the right firmness and not one the store’s purchases selected for you. Also, with orders from the website, you can get gorgeous limited edition colorations like the sky metro camouflage on my Dagger.